[VIDEO] XIA Junsu – Even Though I Already Know MV

The returning XIA with a unique differentiation through “Tarantallegra” released its making before the ballad concert. It is a new dramatized version of the visual of Tarantallegra which has been completed grotesquely and dreamy along with authentic ballad style “Knowing”.

Endowed with a unisex and oriental sense, XIA’s transcendent ability is well expressed. Even though this music video is based on the background music of “Even Though I Already Know”, another story of Tarantallegra is described. The unchallenged ‘masculine XIA’ and another soft self ‘feminine XIA’ appear. The combination of these two XIAs represents their strong will of having overcome their internal fight. Beyond the invisible limit of fear, it can be interpreted as a message showing the existence of the transcendent power. Let’s jump into the charming magic of XIA.

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Junsu can certainly weave a magic spell! We get to see more of his different incarnations, plus showcasing a beautiful ballad 😀 The fantasy kiss between the masculine and feminine Xia is icing on the cake^^

OMG! XD
dont tell me this’s another Junsu’s idea! keke. Through this year, we came to know Junsu has a lot of saying on his solo’s project, frm the concept of taran, the ide of releasing taran mv before digital release, the addition of mirror for his intox perf, going mexico despite staffs and members’ doubt, doing year end con instead rather than an encore and also teasing fans by releasing cue sheets of his upcoming con.
If the whole JunsuxJunku kissing is also idea, WOW Junsu, ur head must be an interesting place! XD

I love it. so dont get me wrong. I LOVE the fact that i can see more Junsu, especially Junko. But Cjes could have just put those as a behind-the-scene videos for tarantallegra (which.i.really.want.) They could have made a new MV instead for this song~! STILL! i really love it. not gonna lie. heh

OMG it’s one of my fave songs (LOL all of JS n JYJ’s song is my fave actually XD)
so this is where Junko makes appearance…also on 121212.perfect n the way Junsu kissing is sooo distracting XD
what a creative MV… I’m lovin’ it

This year Junsu has already proven just how FEARLESS he is and what a RISK taker he is. Yet here he is again…pushing to the edge! As I watched this I thought, yes he is fearless… but today.. I felt something else.. Underneath all the cute…there is a deep creative defiance of the NORM within this man! Yet if you’ve followed him since his early years… he has always been the odd-man out, marching to the beat of his own drum.

In Creative defiance of the norm, and of the status quo, Kim Junsu creates another “edgy” MV, that has people thinking about, talking about and listening to his music. Junsu seems to understand that one cannot be creative if you are afraid of what people will think. A true artist driven by a passion to express their art never lets the fear of being misunderstood hinder their passion to create. The content of the remixed MV with the unreleased scenes again is risque and Junsu in a sly way is saying…feel free to think what you want to think…but it may not be what I am thinking! Ha!

Again..Junsu is thinking outside the box. Seriously, I love this song..but never thought that one could pair this ballad song with the Taran MV… yet he’s done it By pairing the MV with this ballad song he’s created BUZZ getting people talking while they ponder his music, his lyrics, the visual aspects, and the relationship of it all to the man himself ! ALL on the EVE of his BALLAD CONCERT! OH! HOW NINJA IS THAT! 🙂

And isn’t that what any musical artist wants, because the question is always…What Music Will You Listen?
Mission Accomplished! Bravo Junsu! Thanks for another end-of year surprise! Love You! 🙂

Agreeing with all you’ve said above, what I’m also getting here is that this was planned from the beginning. Most of the newer stuff shown in this mv was obviously done at the same time, saving production costs. This is so smart on so many levels.

Keeping the integrity of quality, expanding on the components of the original theme, and not once diminishing the previous work. Sheer genius! This kind of ratchets things up a notch. The design team for these video concepts are to be commended for a job well done.

Junsu you work with very talented people, and those people have an extraordinary artist to work with.

This MV’s so epic!!>.<!
Junko is so beautiful, so fragile.(It makes me wanna protect "him"!). Germany must had be crazy for this.
Like Yoochun said, ur Junsu is unique.
Thanks C-jes~ This's an amazing gift for Xiahday.

I love the song but what are they saying with the MV?
Either C-jes was doing some money saving and used the cut-offs of tarantellegra (wrong move) or
Junsu is trying to tell us that he want to come out of the closet, lol.
Either way the song would have benefited from a mv that matched it or no mv at all.

omg lol…ur comment made me crack up. hehe. lol coming out, that is exactly what i though coz i didnt get the video. but he sure as hell is pretty…gotta love him.
the song is so soothing they should have made another kind of video for it like in heaven maybe i dont know.

I really love the video!!!!!!! I love how he shows both his masculine and feminine side, its beautiful. For me even when he is showing his feminine side I still see a man the masculine side showing. Nevertheless I just love it all, it is showed in the mv very well. I am not sure yet what message he is saying in the mv, but I still love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just when everyone is recovering from Tarantallegra, Junsu has once again surprised us when we least expect it. All i could think of when watching this was “he could never have done this if he were still in SM”. So yes, love him or hate him, but there’s no way you can ignore him!

No truer words were ever spoken! I always say, there’s a reason for everything. The reason the JYJ trio left SME was to make it possible for themselves and us, their fans to be able to appreciate their creative talents. Talents that were so repressed, it’s not even funny.

Anyone who thinks they could ever express themselves artistically at SM and be truly rewarded for that talent, just doesn’t get it. Keep rockin’ it Junsu!!

Can someone tell me why is Junsu referred to as Junko? I am so clueless about this name!!!

Also, I was thinking about the scene where Junsu kiss himself. I was thinking that maybe he is saying that he has a masculine and feminine side. That both sides make up him, that it is perfectly fine to have both sides. I am still not sure what the message is in the mv but still I am loving it so much!!!!!!!!

One other thing I never understood why he was crying in the original mv. Can someone explain that to me?

About Junko: when they were still together as five there was a radio program in Japan called BigEastation and the boys were the hosts of the show. Frequently recurring part of the show was a kind of fanservice… They played out mini dramas, mini convos sometimes as themselves, sometimes as girls. Sometimes it was a full fanservice pack. 😀 Yunho and Yoochun were boys and Jaejoong and Junsu played girls going on a date together. And stuff like that. 😀 All of them had a female persona, Junsu was Junko when he played girl part, Jaejoong was Jejuko and Yoochun was called Miki if I remember correctly. Just an example: 😀

Just wow–I love how Junsu gets all gender-bendy these days, and to heck with what anyone thinks. I loved this song already, but now I’ll think about it in a different way, not just as a love song. LIke he could also be saying–even though it’s difficult, he needs both sides of himself, the feminine and the masculine, to be a whole person.

I thought this comment on YouTube was an interesting (though deeply sad) interpretation:

neworleanslady2009
He is surrounded by people and fans that is in love with his idol alter ego but not his real self. So he dresses up like a girl and pretends to be his own lover because he feels no one would fall in love with his real personality that is totally different from his idol alter ego he shows to the world and he is crying because﻿ he knows it’s not real love and he want real love but thinks he will never find it and he will be alone forever.

I personally think it’s the dual side of Junsu’s personality. The masculine and the feminine. When his love left him, his masculine continued acting tough and went on with his busy celebrity life. But his feminine side was still sad and hurt over the breakup. He kept his feminine side apart﻿ from his masculine (as can be seen that the ‘girl’ looks at him through the glass. The end: He kisses his feminine side goodbye because he wants to end the hurt and move on.

i’m just speechless..junsu such a deep person ..and credit to his fan too..all try to get the message that junsu try to share

@syi :
agree with that comment on YT.
But I think that it’s not just about love. This MV reflects how Junsu react to things he has to deal, especially the hardships.

People might say CJeS or Junsu just saving money, using Tarantallegra’s BTS scenes for this MV.
It doesn’t matter for me. Oh NO, it’s brilliant !
Good concept, deep meaning and positive messages.. all conveyed in the video.

I love the song, of course, Junsu’s voice is great. I’m still in the process of absorbing the meaning behind the MV. The comments you guys quoted above sure help elaborate. Junsu has been very bold with his Tarantallegra album concept. He wanted to experiment and express himself in his own way, whether or not it will be fully embraced by people. Junsu can make a pretty girl. The scene of Junsu kissing his feminine side is interesting.

They should have made a MV with parts of his live performances of this song during the tour because the way he sings it it’s amazing. I would have chosen a different song for this MV but in the end the footage is amazaing and Junsu is a great interpreter. =D

🙂 Yes.Did you know they did do that. And it is truly an awesome product. Its called XIA 1st Asia Tour Tarantellegra. It’s a DVD of live performances from his concerts in Asia. You can still purchase it. Let me know if you’d like to know where you can buy it. 🙂

@Lolitea even though I do think he looks pretty in the wig!! I too find this image of him sorta funny and I really do not take that image that serious. I look at it as a way Junsu is expressing his feminine side but he does look very pretty but funny also in laughing ha ha way. I hope people understand what I am saying.

I have lots of ehhhh when i watch it lol..i love the songs but i kinda wish he will picks No Gain or Fever for next mv, the choreo is just so awesome!!but then again , junsu just shows that he’s diffrent from the most bubble gum kpop that i saw in the tv now. I love how he makes me think and to see smtg diffrent side of him…u nvr knw what other surprises he hv in his head =)

U need to watch Bigeast station (if im not wrong), it’s their Radio program (?) in japan when they are still as DBSK..
and if im not wrong, in some episode of their radio pragramme , they make a story play by themselves, and i remember junsu take a girl role named JUNKO , and i find it hilarious.. u should watch xD (but its just their voice)

What I love about Junsu Tarantallegra mv concept is he manage to make everybody think about what message he was saying. He has done that again with this mv. I know there are going to be a lot of different interpretations of what message he is trying to put out. I for one thought of another possible message. Maybe when he kisses his feminine self he is saying that he is moving on from that type of image. That yes that is a part of himself but he is moving on. Maybe that is why the feminine self disappears. Also, the part where the tears roll back into his eyes. Maybe he is stating that he is no longer hurting from what ever he was hurting from. That is not going to continue to cry over it. Just a couple of random interpretations that came to mind.

Okay I’m going to be honest here. 100% honest. I love the song. It was one of my faves on the album. I just think it was……weird(?) to have this video go with the song. The video would have made more sense if it was like extra footage of Tarantallegra or another version of it. I spazzed during some parts, but the feeling wasn’t there for me…the song with the video was random. I could understand if the video stood alone, but the song kind of distracted me from the meaning of the video itself.

You’re not alone. I love the song and I love the vid (oh boy… how much I love it… ❤ ) but it simply can't get the feeling. They don't go together. *shrugs* It gives me the feeling like they put together the leftovers from Tarantallegra in one vid and added a random song.

For me, i didnt take this MV seriously as if it is a SERIOUS official MV, because if i did, the fact they used footage from taran MV alone would have made me rolling eyes so hard.
I mean, they stated themselves this was released as some kind of warm up of the YE con, so i regarded this more as a gift, and i am just grateful, i get to see this footages in HD and got to see Junko more clearly after her split-second-brief-yet-shocking appearance in Taran MV 😀

English Translation:
Although I know it’s over
Although I know even better that this isn’t it
My heart is still the same as the begining
So how can I erase you?

But please know this
Only you are everything in my heart
Because I only know you, because I don’t know any other love
I will hurt a bit more as I cherish you

But still, I will ask you once more
Can you live without me, without regrets?
Yes, because I’m a fool, because I only know you
Though I know, I’ll ask you once more

As I stay up countless nights
All of those promises that we made together
Now I don’t need it anymore
And though it hurts, I’ll still cherish them
Because I might long for them and look for them later

But still, I will ask you once more
Can you live without me, without regrets?
Yes, because I’m a fool, because I only know you
Though I know, I’ll ask you once more

Please don’t tell me to be happy
Because I still love you

Even if the words, I love you, are replayed over and over again
There are no other words I can say to you
Even if you coldly cast me away and turn back
I will always be here
Even if you hate me, because I only know you

I WANT JUNSU DATING SOMEONE TOO!!
Heck, to these day, i am still watching old footages about Junsu’s old dating scandal XD I know a lot of fans didnt like the girl and the rumor itself might be not true, but i just love the it when i caught him “stole a glance stealthily” and assuming that he was really in love~

Nah, i better not 😛 most fans didnt like it, i forgot a lot of people can be very hostile when even a slightest about this rumor mentioned. as for me, i basically love seeing Junsu interaction with girls, anyone really… 😀 so i have no problem.

@Aww that is too bad for me I really wanted to look at that. I personally love seeing Junsu interact with women. I like it when he interact with his female dancers, I think it is hot!!! Junsu is human and he needs to be loved just like anyone else. So I never understood why people would get jealous of him being loved by a female. I guess I am amongst the mature fan base, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL. A rumor from what 8 or 9 years ago? And still spreading it? Funny, and a lot of fans did not like the girl? Maybe this is why he can’t date anybody openly, if reads your comment I’m sure he’ll keep her a secret.

For me, i didnt take this MV seriously as if it is a SERIOUS official MV, because if i did, the fact they used footage from taran MV alone would have made me rolling eyes so hard.
I mean, they stated themselves this was released as some kind of warm up of the YE con, so i regarded this more as a gift, and i am just grateful, i get to see this footages in HD and got to see Junko more clearly after her split-second-brief-yet-shocking appearance in Taran MV 😀

This
MV reflects such a self-conflict in one person mind. A strong side and a
weak side of ours over things that bother or concern us and how we deal
with it. In the end, his strong side gives his weak side a kiss goodbye
though. Even though he describes it as a feminine side and masculine
side, but this MV is such a genius by giving such a different feel by using Taratallegra MV ❤

That’s really nice flower, thank you for pasting the comment here. i agree especially about the self-conflict in one person’s mind. he is deep thinker. and it shows in These Tarantallegra Music Videos of his.

i love junsu with all my heart it’s not even funny…however…ok well maybe it’s bc im not an artists…idk…an mv like “in heaven” would have been appropriate or how about xia junsu on a musical stage without an audience just him singing to his heart’s content? that would have been better…but who am i really to say what’s better.
anyways, im an avid junsu fan so i’ll see the good side which is, he’s really frikkin gorgeous as a girl!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

hi there Mr. Kim Junsu
you are genius and i love each of your idea
being fans since your early day as an artist, i know that you will never stop to amuse me with your charm
your are deep in everything, the way you express your self, the way you think, the way you are
i love you Mr. Kim

@Shirley USA I too am not into Junsu dressing up as a full on women like he did with the wig. I do think that he look pretty. However, I really do not take that image that serious. I think it was an artist move on his part to show his feminine side but to me I laugh when I see that image. To me this is the only image in the mv that he looks the closet to a women. Even though I still say I see a man when I look at him in the wig image. I see a man dressed up like a women in the face but still looks like a man. Its only his face to me that comes close to looking like a women because his body looks like a man. If that makes any sense. So I am not turn on by that image but I do see what he was trying to maybe express. I just do not take it that serious and I get a good laugh every time I look at him in the wig.

@Shirley USA that is a good question. I never thought of that. For me I do not take him dressing up like a women seriously its just funny and I am not turned on by that image. However, I find all the other images in the mv to be so hot! Who knows maybe Junsu is the only idol and once again he is the first to be doing something no one else is doing.

Junsu is not the first.
You might be surprised but there were many Korean male idols dressed up as female, whether for serious reason (like Junsu did in this MV) or just for fun (purely to entertain or joking). It’s a common thing in Kpop.
Korean netizen won’t think Junsu is weird or something like that.
But they will praise Junsu if they understand the deep meaning behind it.

I can’t believe majority of the people here loved this MV. I mean, if you consider this an MV afterall, I think these are SCRAPS from Tarantallegra. ALL I WANT TO SAY IS WHY. WHY CJES. The song is beautiful, the song is amazing, and because Junsu sang it, ALL IS PERFECT. But then they had to put up with this ///horrible/// concept.

IT DOESNT FIT!! IT DOESNT GO WELL!!! TECHNICAL-WISE, forgive me I am not into poor quality productions because JUNSU DOESNT DESERVE THIS. I CAN SEE A LOT OF POTENTIAL CONCEPTS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL SONG BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. He doesn’t deserve this MV full of scraps from tarantallegra.

I understand the reviews from the comments above but c’mon people. wake up!

I think it is about mind set. For me, i didnt take this MV seriously as if it is a SERIOUS official MV, well you see no teaser, no release date announced beforehand, etc., like a regular MV official. If i did regard this as serious real real MV, the fact they used footage from taran MV alone would have made me rolling eyes so hard and went frenzy like you did too.
I mean, they stated themselves this was released as some kind of warm up of the YE con, so i regarded this more as a gift, and so i am just grateful, i get to see this footages in HD and got to see Junko more clearly after her split-second-brief-yet-shocking appearance in Taran MV.
I understand where you were coming from, but that doesnt mean, you can ask people who see this as a real artistic treat to ‘wake up’ as if they don’t think straight 🙂 most probably they just see this from different angle, that’s all.

@Juliang I too feel the same way you do. I do not take this MV seriously as if it is an official MV because of the reasons you stated above. However, I did enjoy the MV. I too think it was just something they wanted to give us fans as a warm up to his year end concert. They know we loved the Tarantallegra mv and so they went with this concept to give us something more to enjoy. I feel if you know the english words of the song and look at the clips they chose it actually does fit the song in a way. It is not necessary the idea MV for the song but it does work. I still think that he was trying to tell us something the reason why he chose the clips he did to fit the song. I stated above maybe the reason he kissed his feminine side and it disappeared was because he was saying good by to that image and is going to be moving on from it. Yes he has a feminine side but now he is moving away from that concept. That is just an interpretation possibility and I could be totally wrong. Anyway I agree with you it is nothing wrong with people enjoying this MV for what ever their reasons are. People are viewing this MV from a different angle thats all.

You may be right about people seeing in different angle but the way //some// people perceive this as an MV and they got pissed because wth..they should’ve used a more descriptive title than XIA – (name of the song).. Of course *some* will think that that this is an ‘mv’ or sth close a music video/promotional video.. IDK. After watching it pissed me off, yeah it has a story, yes there is a concept but the combination of cinematography + music is just…No.

Junsu is awesome. I love him because of his passion. It just saddens me because of this.. But I know this is just a small flaw. I just wish it’ll never happen again. But who am I? I am just a fan, who wants them to have what they deserve.

like i said, an mv like in heaven or something like singing in a dark musical stage with a spotlight on him seeing as he’s become successful in that realm would have been more logical and classy. idk…if it was junsu’s idea and this is what he wanted then fine, i love him and i want him to be able to do what he wants and be happy, and i will try with all my heart to be crazy in love with the mv…but if it was someone else’s just to save up money then that would just break my heart.